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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Murray believe when he offers Sharpe advice?
(a) Sharpe is a poor officer.
(b) They can outwit the French.
(c) Murray believes he is about to die.
(d) He can give Sharpe aid in adjusting to being an officer.

2. What does Vivar tell Sharpe the strongbox contains?
(a) Money.
(b) Jewels.
(c) Papers.
(d) Gold.

3. In the prologue, where have Vivar and his men taken refuge?
(a) In the mountains.
(b) In Santiago de Compostela.
(c) In the Black Forest.
(d) In Madrid.

4. What does Williams tell Sharpe is the background of many of the riflemen?
(a) They have been drafted against their wishes.
(b) They are mostly from the cities.
(c) They are good sturdy farmers.
(d) They are thugs and criminals.

5. What does Major Dunnet tell Captain Murray about the lieutenant?
(a) The lieutenant's men won't listen to him.
(b) He is not a real officer.
(c) The lieutenant is a great tactician.
(d) He is incompetent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams suggest to Sharpe?

2. What do the British and Spanish troops discover when they enter a village?

3. What does Sharpe do when Harper thinks Sharpe has agreed with the men?

4. What does Sharpe think about advancing directly into the French troops?

5. What does the sergeant Williams order the riflemen to do before the second attack of the French?

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